I am a reasonably successful self-published author ("successful" means I can pay the bills and am highly rated in my Amazon category), former financial advisor (writing is more fun), and have something in common with Mitt Romney and Donny Osmond. Guess.
I like to think about what words used to mean. Take “incredible.” It’s the opposite of “credible”, which is to say it originally meant “unbelievable.” Not always in a good way. “You claim that you had no knowledge of a crime, carried out over the course of many weeks, under your very nose. Mr. Brad, … More An Incredible Sequel.
So with Recursion finally published in ebook and paperback, it’s back to work on the sourcebook! Yay! To let everyone know where it’s going, I’m finished with the long first chapter on different regions and nations of the world and how the aftermath of the Event has changed them. I’m pushing my way through a … More Onward to Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files
First piece of news; the paperback edition is now available on Amazon! Yay! But the main purpose of this update is a follow-up on the last one. By the responses, several readers are having a hard time getting the updated ebook from Amazon. For me, personally, I went a few years without realizing this was … More Update to the Update!
First the interesting news. So this hasn’t been the smoothest book launch I’ve experienced. . . Everyone’s up on the drama that led me to tank the pre-orders and release the book a day ahead of schedule, but it’s turned out there are other errors that didn’t get caught by the last … More Update Available! Also, Time Talk and Spoiler-Alert.
Did you know that, when you set up a book on Amazon for pre-order, you lock in a deadline beyond which you cannot make any changes to the ebook file until after launch? I didn’t. The lockout went into effect on Monday, which wasn’t a problem, because the last edits had been finished last week … More One day to go . . . Wait, what?
So, four days until the Amazon launch of Recursion. And what’s a new Wearing the Cape book without a costume change for Astra? So we’ve come to the release of the seventh Wearing the Cape book. This is kind of a banner-moment for me, considering when I self-published Wearing the Cape I wasn’t sure if … More Counting the Days
First the bad news. Due to events–a funeral (not mine), a wedding (unfortunately not mine), and illness (still not mine), the final edits of the book were further delayed. Now the good news. Despite these delays, Recursion is now up for pre-release on Amazon! Everyone will be able to pre-purchase the book now and … More Available for Pre-Release!
So this time I’m just four months behind schedule. Well that sucked. The good news: with a complete draft out to the beta-readers, the 7th book of the Wearing the Cape series should be out in electronic format within a couple of weeks and available in print a week or so after that. (BTW, the … More It’s About Freaking Time.
Sorry to not post for so long; when I get stuck in my writing, even my casual writing suffers. Now with the complete alpha-reader draft of Recursion complete, I’m finally turning my head to writing of other things and playing catch-up on a backlog of posts. So now for the most immediate thing: the latest … More Wakanda Nights.
Ignore the critics, and go see this movie. Seriously, I just got back from watching it (well, with a detour for a burger at Red Robin’s). I know the critics are panning it–41% Tomato Rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But regular viewers who go see it are giving it an 84% Popcorn Rating, putting JL … More Fight For Justice!
Marion G. Harmon, A Writer in Vegas. 